There are many excellent novels in Qing Dynasty, and A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin is considered as the highest level of China's classical novels. Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Scholars and condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty all had great influence.
Qing dynasty poetry
Poetry in Qing Dynasty also had a certain influence in the history of China. Early Nalan Xingde's "Drinking Words" was praised by later generations. Emperor Qianlong loved to write poems, but his Five Imperial Poems ***4 1863 was rarely excellent.
The poetry reform movement, known as the "poetry revolution", came into being around the Reform Movement of 1898. Its representative is Huang Zunxian's poems, and others such as Tan Sitong, Tang, Kang Youwei, You, Qiu and Xia Zengyou all have works.
The Formation of Peking Opera
Peking Opera originated from Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera in Ming Dynasty, and was formed in Qianlong and Jiaqing years. Peking Opera is the quintessence of China with a history of 200 years. The name of Peking Opera first appeared in Shenbao in the second year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1876). Historically, it has been called Pihuang, Huang Er, Huang Qiang, Peking Opera, Pingju and National Opera. Since Class Four of Huiban entered Beijing on 1790, it has gone through five or six times in Beijing with Kunqu Opera, Han Opera, Yiyang and Luantan. Its rich repertoire, the number of performing artists, the number of troupes, the number of audiences and the profound influence are the highest in the country.
Beijing Opera is a comprehensive performing art, which integrates singing, reciting, acting, fighting, and dancing. It tells stories, portrays characters and expresses the thoughts and feelings of "happiness, anger, sadness, joy, surprise, fear and sadness" through programmed performance means. Roles can be divided into four categories: raw (male), Dan (female), pure (male) and ugly (both male and female). Characters are divided into loyalty, ugliness, good and evil. Vivid and lifelike.
Qing dynasty painting
The painting standard in Qing Dynasty was very high. The painting world is dominated by literati paintings, and landscape paintings and ink paintings are popular. More painters pursue the interest of pen and ink, strangely renovate art forms, and many schools with different styles emerge. The landscape flower-and-bird paintings of Zhu Da and Shi Tao in the early Qing Dynasty, the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the middle period, the flower-and-bird paintings of ladies in Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo in the late Qing Dynasty, as well as Yangliuqing, Taohuawu and folk New Year pictures all had a great influence on later generations.